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Complete success! Running 12V on the line and regulating it at the camera end with a 7805 worked perfectly. Yesterday I built the injectors/splitters for all 4 of my cameras. Given that they draw around one Amp each, I got a variable transformer that provides 5 amps at various voltages, selected the ...

Thanks for the reply, kingofkya. I sort of figured I'd need to do something like that, but I wasn't sure if the 7.5V I had in mind would be enough to trigger the voltage regulator. Running 12V is a good idea though, and should be OK.

I'll try it now and let you know how it worked out.

Hi all. I've been frequenting these forums as a lurker for some time now, while I was researching how to implement a DYI home security system using ZoneMinder. While I got the software all setup properly, I ran into an unexpected snag, and I was wondering if one of you good people has come across it ...